Research Article
Changes in Vowel Articulation with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Dysarthric Speakers with Parkinson’s Disease
Table 2
Individual DBS parameters.
| Participant | Years post-op | Frequency (Hz) | Voltage (V) | Pulse width (µs) |
Electrode configuration (“0” = off, “+” = anode, “−” = cathode) | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left contacts | Right contacts | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | IPGc | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | IPGc |
| PD1 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | PD2 | 4 | 145 | 145 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 90 | 90 | + | 0 | − | − | 0 | + | 0 | − | − | 0 | PD3 | 4 | 185 | 185 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | PD4 | 5 | 185 | 185 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | PD5 | 4 | 185 | 185 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 90 | 90 | + | 0 | − | − | 0 | + | 0 | − | − | 0 | PD6 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 60 | 60 | 0 | + | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | 0 | PD7 | 3 | 180 | 180 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | + | PD8 | 2 | 180 | 180 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | 0 | 0 | − | − | + |
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Notes: IPGc = Internalized Pulse Generator Case.
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